Vise for shapers



Aug. 21, 1934. HE|NR|H 1,971,069

VISE FOR SHAPERS Filed Feb. 6. 1932 ZSheets-Sheefr. 1

k 1 ATTORNEY.

Aug. 21, v R HE|NR|H 1,971,069

VISE FOR SHAPERS Filed Fqb. 6. 1932 zmshfiatsrshee 2 INVENTOR.

RnhErT Hemmch ATTORNEY.

1.30 by the jaws of .40 with shapers Patented Aug. 21, 1934 1,971,069 vise Foe SHAPERS Robert Heinrich, Racine, we. Application February 6, 193-2, Serial NU: 591,369;

2 Claims.

' In shaping machines, a vise is mounted upon the table for clamping the work in front of the tool head. The character of this vise is such, that where work of an elongated character is being acted upon, the work cannot be-firmly grasped when the same is turned upon its ends '15 for shaping the terminals thereof. As the tool strikes the work, the work has a tendency to slip in the vise, in that the work can only be held by the vise at its lower end.

- Further, when the elongated work is disposed l0 vertically in the vise, the same is held in such a manner, that a micrometer gauge cannot be easily opplied thereto, which renders the accurate shaping of the ends difficult. Also squaring of the work is rendered practically impossible.

It is, therefore, another salient object of my invention to provide an additional vise carried by one of the jaws of the main vise, with the jaws of the second vise arranged at right angles to the jaws of the first vise'and' laterally thereof, wherethe second vise canreadily grasp an intermediate portion of an elongated piece of work, so as to preventthe twisting of the work in the vise and thereby permit the accurate shaping, squaring and gauging of the terminals thereof.

'38 A further important object of my invention is the provision of asupplemental vise for shapers, which can be applied to one jaw of the usual vise of a conventional shaper as an-attachment, thereby rendering the invention susceptible for use now inuse in machine shops.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an attachment for a shaper including a body portion carrying the vise jaws, the body being adapted to receive one jaw of the usual I jaws, the body being adapted to receive one jaw vise of the shaper table and having connected therewith one jaw face of the usual vise which is to be utilized instead of the ordinary jaw face.

A further object of my invention is the provi- L sion of means carried by the jaw face of the attachment for the usual vise, whereby the attachment can be accurately trued relative to the table, so as to facilitate and insure the proper squaring of the Work carried by the jaws of the vise attachment.

A still further object of my vide a neve1 work-holder for shapers of character, which use, one that will With these and ED sures: PATENT oer-mg;

nvestmewill be aura-me and eflicier'it in be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be ket at a reasonable cost.

placed upon the marother objects in view, the

vention consists in the never construction, ar ran-genient and formation; of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated the accompanying drawings-in Figure 1 is' a fragmentary perspective view or a shaper, showing my improved vise attachment incorporated therewith; g

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the attachment removed from the vise;

Figure 4 is a h supplemental vise:

table" of the shaper Figure 3 is a side elevationof the supplemental orizoiital section through'the Figure 5; is a longitudinal section through the supplemental vise taken on the line 55 of Figure' 2, looking in the direction of thearrows and illustrating the means carried by the attachment for truing' th so e same,

Figure 6 is atransverse section through the attachment taken looking in the direction of the Figure 7 is'a fragmentary top plan view showon the line 6-6 of Figure 2,

ingthe supplemental vise forming an integral part of the shaper.

Referring to the similar reference spending parts tli-r letter A generally i for the shaping machine 8'.

drawings detail; wherein characters designate correougho'u't the several Views, the ndicates my supplemental vise The shaping machines includes the column 10 supporting" the mounted in front or thecolumn and is reei'pro cated backand fo y the usual fee Mou-hted up'orf the carrying the usual vis'e l3 in'cludes' the visebody orfraiii'e 14 having tool head 11. The table r2 is rth in front of the tool head d mechanism, (not shown). table 1-2 is the rotatable" turret workholder or'vise 131 This I 15 rigidly secured thereto and 16 slidably mounted thereon.

6 is adjusted toward and away 15 for holding the work in any 6 inclusive, I have illustrated vise A as an attachment for t the same can be associated on the market, but it is to be he supplemental vise can be 0 2 made a part of the rigid jaw 15 as will be later described.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, it will be noted that the supplemental vise A comprises a fiat elongated supporting body 20 normally disposed in a vertical plane. One face of the supporting body 20 is provided with the laterally extending spaced parallel end walls 21. These walls have connected thereto, in any preferred manner, such as by the use of cap screws 22, the longitudinally extending plate or work jaw face 23. This jaw face 23 takes the place of the conventional jaw face normally carried by the rigid jaw 15.

The conventional jaw face carried by the jaw 15 is removed, when my supplemental'vise isassociated with the shaper, by simply removing the cap screws utilized for holdingthis face in position.

As shown, the work jaw face is provided with openings 24, whereby fastening elements can be utilized for connecting this jaw face 23 with the rigid jaw 15 of the usual vise. Y

Projecting laterally from the outer face of the supporting bod 20 is the rigid jaw 25 ofthe supplemental vise and this body has formed longitudinally thereof, the dovetailed shaped groove 26. The groove 26 has slidably mounted therein, the movable vise jaw 27 of my supplemental vise. The adjacent faces of the rigid jaw 25 and the movable jaw 2 can be provided with work jaw faces 28 and 29, respectively. It is to be noted that-these jaws are arranged in a vertical plane and at right angles to the jaws l5 and 16 of the usual vise. Any desired means can be provided foradjustingthe movable jaw 2'7 and as illustrated, I have provided a longitudinally extending feed screwBO, which engages a feed nut 31, carried by the movable jaw 2'7. This feed screw 26 can be rotatably mounted in suitable bearings carried by the supporting body and collars 32and 33 can be keyed to the feed screw for engagingthe opposite faces of one of these bearings to prevent end play of the feed screw. The outer end of the feed screw; can be made poly onal shaped in cross section for receiving asuitable crank or the like to permit the ready turning thereof;

As heretofore brought out, when my supplemental vise is to be applied to the shaper, the jaw face of the jaw 15 is removed and the supplemental vise is slipped over this jaw 15, as is clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The plate or jaw 23 then takes the place of the conventional jaw face, for the jaw- 15 and is connected therewith by means ofv the screws heretofore referred to, p 5 p In order to correctly true the supplemental vise, the jaw face 23 can be provided with spaced adjusting screws 35. The lower faces of these adjusting screws 35 bear against the supporting body 13 for the usual vise. By using a level and by adjusting the screws 35, the supplemental vise can be readily trued. Anyv slight adjustment of the screws 35 is allowed by. the slight play in the holding screws ut'lized for connecting the supplemental vise in position.

By referring to Figure 7 of the drawings, it can be seen that where the supplemental vise is to form a permanent part of new shapers, the supporting body 20 of the supplemental vise can be casted directly on the jaw 15.

In the use of my supplemental vise, it is obvious that elongated work can be readily held by the jaw faces 28 and 29, intermediate the ends thereof, when the work is held in a vertical plane. This will prevent the twisting of the work as the tool engages the ends of the work for shaping the same.

Further, in view of the fact that both of the ends of the elongated piece of work are exposed, a micrometer gauge can be readily placed on the work to permit the quick and accurate measuring thereof. Further, the work can be clamped and easily squared with the use of my supplemental vise.

- Changes in details maybe made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a supplemental vise for use in connection with the standard vise of a shaping machine comprising a. body plate for engagement with the outer surface of one jaw of the standard vise, laterally projecting ears on the body plate engaging the ends of said jaw, a jaw face for said jaw secured to the ears and engaging the inner surface of said jaw, and an adjustable jaw and a stationary jaw on said body plate arranged transversely thereof and in a vertical plane.

2.111 a shaping machine, a work table, an elongated jaw member extending across the face of the table rigidly connected thereto and disposed adjacent to the path of movement of the cutter and forming a support, the inner face of said member having a jaw face and the outer face of said member having a longitudinal, horizontally disposed laterally projecting guide 00-- extensive therewith, a rigid jaw carried by the member disposed at right angles to the jaw face of said member and projecting laterally beyond the guide, a jaw slidable longitudinally on the guide disposed at right angles to the jaw face, and means for moving the slidable jaw into and out of work gripping position, the confronting faces of the rigid jaw and the sliding jaw and the outer face of the guide being each disposed in a vertical plane with the outer face of the guide disposed beyond the work table, whereby the outer face of the guide may co-act with the jaws to afford the three-point holding means for elongated work to support the work with its longitudinal axis in a vertical plane, the two jaws also extending beyond the adjacent outer edge of the table, so that such elongated vertically disposed work may extend beyond said edge of the table and below the upper face thereof.

ROBERT HEINRICH. 

